Aishwarya Rai Bachchan met President Francois Hollande at a special lunch hosted by French envoy Francois Richier in Delhi today. The actress has been a frequent visitor to the Cannes Festival in France for over a decade. She is also a recipient of ‘Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters’, the second highest French civilian honour.

French President Hollande, who is on a three-day visit to India, was the Chief Guest at the Republic Day celebrations today. The private event is being hosted by the ambassador of France, Francois Richier tomorrow and French-origin actress Kalki Koechlin is also one of the invitees. “The Bollywood celebrities have been invited to have lunch with the President. It is a private event. They will discuss films,” French government sources said.

Shah Rukh, 50, has been accorded the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres award by the French government for his “exceptional career” in 2007, In 2014, he was conferred the Legion of Honour, France’s highest civilian award. Aishwarya, a former beauty queen has been a frequent visitor to the Cannes Festival in France for over a decade.

Meanwhile Aishwarya is focusing on her upcoming biopic Sarbjit. Sarbjit is a biopic based on the life of the Indian villager who unwittingly crossed from Punjab into Pakistani and was arrested. While human right activists fought to free him and bring him home, he died in a Pakistan prison.

Born on November 2, 1965, Shah Rukh Khan who is often called as the Baadshah of Bollywood, has acted in over 75 films ranging from romantic dramas to action thrillers. The actor has won the maximum number of Filmfare awards. SRK was awarded the Padma Shri in 2005 and the prestigious Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the Government of France in 2007 for his contribution to films. The actor is currently working on Fan and Raees.

The superstar has always been known to oblige his fans outside Mannat. He called in his friends from the media and interacted with them a lot. Here’s how he celebrated his 49th birthday this evening. He looked so happy and obliged his fans by waving at them and saluting their undying spirit. He was also cutting a lot of cakes for many media personnel. He accepted the gift of a sweater which had ACTOR written on it from a fan in the media. Also a fan in the media gifted him a hand drawn painting of SRK and asked for him to sign it. She also got a couple of hugs from Shah Rukh Khan in return, which made her day. So go ahead BollywoodLifers, have a look at the pics and send in your birthday wishes for SRK in the comments below.

Born on November 2, 1965, Shah Rukh Khan who is often called as the Baadshah of Bollywood, has acted in over 75 films ranging from romantic dramas to action thrillers. The actor has won the maximum number of Filmfare awards. SRK was awarded the Padma Shri in 2005 and the prestigious Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the Government of France in 2007 for his contribution to films. The actor is currently working on Fan and Raees.

The superstar has always been known to oblige his fans outside Mannat. Here’s how he brought in his 49th birthday last night. He looked so happy and obliged his fans by waving at them and saluting their undying spirit. He was also spotted at PVR Juhu where he was greeted by fans and media personnel. He had organised a special screening of Happy New Year for his friends in media. So go ahead BollywoodLifers, have a look at the pics and send in your birthday wishes for SRK in the comments below.

]]>http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/heres-how-shah-rukh-khan-brought-in-his-49th-birthday-view-pics/feed/3Aishwarya Rai Bachchan: Not the right time to celebrate French honourhttp://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/aishwarya-rai-bachchan-not-time-to-celebrate-french-honour/
http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/aishwarya-rai-bachchan-not-time-to-celebrate-french-honour/#commentsThu, 14 Jul 2011 08:50:53 +0000http://www.bollywoodlife.com/?p=21290The actor got the awards ceremony postponed when she heard about the Mumbai blasts

Her pregnancy has caused a lot of speculation for Aishwarya Rai Bachchan – with a certain director’s dropping her from his film adding to the drama. Then there were all those curious eyes from all over the world, hoping to catch a glimpse of her (cleverly concealed) baby bump. Anyway, Ash finally got a breather yesterday in New Delhi. The entire Bachchan khandaan had gone to the Capital to attend a ceremony wherein Aishwarya was to be presented with the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters award by the French government. That’s when news of the triple blasts in Mumbai reached them. Aishwarya immediately requested the French government to postpone the ceremony, saying this was not the time to celebrate. The organisers did as she asked and Aishwarya got another chance to stay away from probing eyes. The buzz is that since the actor’s condition is still delicate, the Bachchans aren’t too keen on pictures of her with her bump spreading everywhere. Now that the ceremony has been postponed, Ash can relax for a while more. Maybe spend some quality time with her Delhi-based sister-in-law Shweta, get some proper care and even parenting tips!